Masters of Chant

Masters of Chant
Studio album by Gregorian
Released	6 December 1999
Recorded	1999 Angel Studios/London, Nemo Studios/Hamburg
Genre	Gregorian chant, pop, rock
Label	Edel America Records
Producer	Frank Peterson, Carsten Heusmann, Jan-Eric Kohrs & Michael Soltau
Gregorian chronology
Sadisfaction (1991) Masters of Chant (1999) Masters of Chant Chapter II (2001)

Masters of Chant is the second album by Gregorian, released in 1999. It is the first Masters of Chant album.

In 2008 Barnes & Noble/Curb Records released a Gregorian compilation album with the Masters of Chant name, containing tracks from various Masters of Chant albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Brothers in Arms"	Mark Knopfler	Dire Straits	5:09
2.	"Scarborough Fair" (Traditional)			4:06
3.	"Tears in Heaven"	Eric Clapton, Will Jennings	Eric Clapton	4:43
4.	"Still I'm Sad"	Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith	The Yardbirds	4:02
5.	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright	Percy Sledge	4:08
6.	"Nothing Else Matters"	James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich	Metallica	5:30
7.	"Fade to Grey"	Billy Currie, Christopher John Payne, Midge Ure	Visage	3:38
8.	"Losing My Religion"	Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe	R.E.M.	5:01
9.	"Vienna (Ultravox song)"	Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross, Warren Cann	Ultravox	4:22
10.	"The Sound of Silence"	Paul Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	3:35
11.	"Sebastian"	Steve Harley	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	3:05
12.	"Don't Give Up" (With Sarah Brightman)	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush	5:22
Total length:				52:41

Re-release bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
13.	"Save a Prayer"	Duran Duran	Duran Duran	4:54
14.	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Radio edit)	Bono	U2	4:14
15.	"Make Us One"	Cindy Morgan, Michael W. Smith	Cindy Morgan
16.	"Breathe"		Sixpence None the Richer

Chart performance

Chart (1999-2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3]	13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[4]	33
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5]	10
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	4
French Albums (SNEP)[7]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10]	5
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11]	45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Poland (ZPAV)[14]	Gold	50,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Australiancharts.com – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
2. "Ultratop.be – Gregorian – Masters of Chant" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
3. "Ultratop.be – Gregorian – Masters of Chant" (in French). Hung Medien.
4. "Danishcharts.com – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gregorian – Masters of Chant" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
6. "Gregorian: Masters of Chant" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
7. "Lescharts.com – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
8. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
9. "Charts.org.nz – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
11. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Gregorian – Masters of Chant". Hung Medien.
14. "Polish album certifications – Gregorian – Master of Chant" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).